Simply Red - Stay

You're meeting Dolores in the wine bar. You've got ten minutes to kill. Why haven't they got a jukebox? You've heard Sade about eight times already and The Brand New Heavies are too upbeat. Why won't someone put Simply Red on?

Look at him. Look at Mick Hucknall. Standing in his suit in front of that urban view. He's come a long way since he appeared on Top of the Pops in a lumberjack shirt and a beret.

Or has he? Let's look at the evidence: Simply Red - still shit.

No, Mick Hucknall hasn't made any progress at all. He's not even done anything about the hair or the face or anything. The clothes maybe, but that's just a facade. If I were Mick Hucknall, I'd buy a BMX, eat only kebabs, walk on my hands and cry a lot. Now THAT would be progress. As would many other things.